Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Elijah Gipson
Senior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Los Angeles, CA
Returning to Hawai'i for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 148 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Hawai'i in 2025.
Elijah Gipson
He has spent two seasons in the Hawai'i secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Hawai'i3-star out of Glendale C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Hawai'i
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Timmy Chang — 10-6 over that span.
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
2026Hawai'i1-2HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–19
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
With M. Alejado — 346 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · -4 rush yds (3 car) · G. Heil — 45 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 63 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Hawai'i
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124
The secondary · Hawai'i
- #4Elijah Palmer51 tackles · 2025
- #25Matagi Thompson16 tackles · 2025
- #21Makana Meyer10 tackles · 2025
- #2Kona Moore9 tackles · 2025
- #13Elijah Gipson7 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Hawai'i team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology